1 3⁄4 oz Añejo rum (Barbancourt 8 Year was what I used)
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄8 oz Allspice Dram
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

History

During Tales of the Cocktail 2017, I met a New Orleans local who told me about his childhood fears of the Rougarou, a werewolf that roams the Bayou and snatches up little kids. The term is believed to have stemmed from the French word loup-garou, and the spelling and pronunciation change was probably through the Cajuns in that region. So for a drink of the day atat Loyal Nine after I got back, I tried to capture the funk of the swamp and the swamp monster itself in a glass, and I came up with a Daiquiri variation inspired in part by the Navy Dock Daiquiri and the Frequent Flier (links to those drinks in the source reference link). I was originally going to go with the Smith & Cross Rum in the Navy Dock Daiquiri, but instead I opted for the slightly funky Barbancourt 8 Year Rhum especially given the Haitian connection to mysticism.

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Frederic Yarm, Loyal Nine, Cambridge, MA
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